Comparing ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) & Dynatrace (NYSE:DT)

Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) and ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dynatrace and ExlService”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dynatrace	$1.70 billion	6.41	$483.68 million	$0.61	59.87
ExlService	$2.09 billion	2.27	$251.02 million	$1.54	19.68

Dynatrace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ExlService. ExlService is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatrace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Dynatrace and ExlService’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynatrace	9.55%	9.75%	6.45%
ExlService	12.02%	26.66%	15.39%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Dynatrace and ExlService, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynatrace	0	6	19	0	2.76
ExlService	0	1	4	0	2.80

Dynatrace currently has a consensus target price of $53.48, suggesting a potential upside of 46.43%. ExlService has a consensus target price of $43.60, suggesting a potential upside of 43.89%. Given Dynatrace’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than ExlService.

Volatility and Risk

Dynatrace has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ExlService has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.3% of Dynatrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of ExlService shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of ExlService shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ExlService beats Dynatrace on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dynatrace

Dynatrace, Inc. provides a security platform for multicloud environments in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates Dynatrace, a security platform, which provides application and microservices monitoring, runtime application security, infrastructure monitoring, log management and analytics, digital experience monitoring, digital business analytics, and cloud automation. Its platform allows its customers to modernize and automate IT operations, delivers software, and enhance user experiences. In addition, the company offers implementation, consulting, and training services. It markets its products through a combination of direct sales team and a network of partners, including resellers, system integrators, and managed service providers. It serves customers in various industries comprising banking, financial services, government, insurance, retail and wholesale, transportation, and software. Dynatrace, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

About ExlService

ExlService Holdings, Inc. operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. It also provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform. In addition, the company offers health care services related to care management, utilization management, disease management, payment integrity, revenue optimization, and customer engagement. Further, it provides financial planning and analysis, management reporting, forecasting and decision support, data management, regulatory reporting and risk, and compliance services; reservations, customer, and fulfilment services; freight billing, collections, claims management, freight audit, freight scheduling, supply chain management, and revenue assurance services; residential mortgage lending, title verification and validation, retail banking and credit cards, trust verification, commercial banking, and investment management; merchandising, pricing, and demand forecasting; and digital operations and solutions. The company offers predictive and prescriptive analytics in the areas of customer acquisition and lifecycle management. ExlService Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.